What is your idea of perfect happiness?
I would happily settle for a couple of hours peace and quiet with my wife.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
The Wright Brothers.
Which living person do you most admire?
My parents, Nelson Mandela, and my wife.
Which is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Apathy.
What is your greatest extravagance?
Probably food, we like our food, good food.
What is your favourite journey?
Upstairs to bed these days but I do have a spectacular commute to work through Glen na Maam in Connemara.
On what occasion do you lie?
While answering questionnaires.
Which living person do you most despise?
Ronald McDonald.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My three beautiful kids and the wonderful lady who baked them.
When and where were you happiest?
Probably on honeymoon in central America.
Which talent would you most like to have?
To be able to self combust.
What is your current state of mind?
Indecisive, I think, not sure though, yeah probably, yeah...
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
I prefer to think my greatest has yet to happen.
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what do you think it would be?
A horse.
What is your most treasured possession?
Possessions, I don’t own anything, seriously, not a thing.. you’d have to ask the bank.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Being wealthy and unsatisfied or having a huge nose and no sense of smell.
What is your favourite occupation?
Printing money at home.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Devilment.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
An elegant neck, plus devilment.
Who are your favourite writers?
Ernest Hemingway, George Orwell.
What is your motto?
Jesus is coming! Look busy!
Lochlann O’Mearain plays Dara in TG4’s Ros na Rún. He has worked on Ros na Rún for the past three series. He has made appearances in Glenroe, Hollyoaks, and Holy City.
Kernan Andrews